#539 John Clay Wolfe Show 01.24.26
About this episode
John Clay Wolfe shares a candid and wide-ranging conversation from Scottsdale, touching on the highs and lows of car auctions, including significant losses at Barrett-Jackson, and the challenges of selling classic and resto-mod cars. The show blends automotive insights with colorful personal stories, listener calls, and a true crime segment about a shocking Baton Rouge shooting. Highlights include auction tales, market realities, and a lively lightning round where callers pitch their vehicles. The episode also features banter about weather, sports bets, and behind-the-scenes looks at car builds and restorations.
Talk about long distance relationships! This week the Wolfe Pack is in our cozy W6 Ranch studio during a massive ice storm that's covering half of the country...and not all of the wolves are with us for the endeavor: John Clay is out in sunny Scottsdale, Arizona for the big Barrett-Jackson sale, while JD Ryan is sheltering at home during the meteorological catastrophe--leaving only the Colonel Mike Turley, Bobbo, DJ PreKay, and show video/web guy Kyle Kuban to hold down the fort. Luckily, all of our principals are basically in place, and we've got a LOT of stuff to pin down for you this week: John has all the latest on his time spent with Richard Rawlings from Gas Monkey Garage, along with top build designer Chip Foose and vintage car guru Dennis Collins--and yes, cocktails were consumed; there's also a LOT of money being won and lost on football with the NFL Conference championships this weekend, and John Clay and Turley share their best picks and predictions for this week's games; Bobbo has a bevy of strange news stories to share, including our study of a Louisiana man who finally had enough of his wife--and in fact ALL of his in-laws--and turned homicidal, on a dime; not to mention our friends Johnny Cash and more, including a brutal domination of this week's round of Wolfe Pack Jeopardy, with DJ PreKay achieving a brutal takedown of the competition! So strap in and hold on tight, we've got a whole barn full of Natty Lights to enjoy during the ride. Stick with the Wolfe Pack--we've driven in this stuff before!
Chevrolet Chevelle
"Yep. The Chip Fuss Chevelle actually only lost and you gotta understand when ..."
Chevrolet Corvette
"...h, it's weird. And then I had a 1963 split window Corvette that I put wheels on and it had a LS Resto mod."
Jeep Wrangler
"Ryan in Los Angeles. 07 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, 60,000 mile two door. Just curious."
Dodge Road Runner
"That's coming at you. Corey in Indiana, a 70 Road Runner V code, six pack, rebuilt, three speed."
Plymouth Cuda
"... but it's a clone. I mean, I've got a lemon twist CUDA with a 446 pack and a pistol grip, five speed, wh..."
Dodge Charger
"And I've got a Belvedere 426 Hemi. I've got a 68 charger RT with a factory 426 Hemi and all the numbers, a..."
Plymouth Roadrunner
"...e called me and wanted to bust my ass over a 1970 Roadrunner. I'll get there."
Volkswagen Beetle
"Yes, I'm here. 1978 Beetle convertible hasn't been driven in 10 years."
Porsche 911
"Yup How long was it till you called 911 Between the time that you shot them and called 91..."
Lamborghini Diablo
"...o him and get a check Just like the fellow with a Diablo Lamborghini did yesterday"
Ford Mustang
"...your saturday morning in florida. You've got a 84 mustang SVO 9000 all original wants 19 grand. Good mornin..."
Toyota A90
"I collected them and I sold them. I'm still I and I've I've got two I've got two cars Now that I'm I don't want to get rid of this one, but I've got a 90 lx convertible five speed That's only got 40 grand on it and they are they also they've never seen ring. I've never driven him in the ring"
Chevrolet Impala
"...oing to talk about uh, Richard Rawlings buying an impala how that crazy buy went down Yeah, I've seen this..."
Ford Cougar
"...o the lightning round chris and lakeside texas 68 cougar dan gurney special 60,000 miles on the odo all or..."
Oldsmobile Cutlass
"...ven dot com. All right. Thank you Uh 94 oz reveal cutlass supreme you want 6500 Curtis love this one up int..."
Dodge Challenger
"800 800 7234 800 800 radio 23 challenger last call our t 12,000 miles just curious Well, c..."
Chrysler PT Cruiser
"...in the steering wheel looks like it came out of a pt cruiser and"
Jeep Commander
"...This dire wolf is the loyal companion of the lord commander of the watch john snow Boy, that's and he is a bi..."
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